Chilean President Ricardo Lagos said he expects Congressional opposition will understand the importance of the recent association agreement between Chile and the European Union and help with its legislative approval.

The Falklands Director of Fisheries, John Barton, has ruled out ?an immediate closure' of the Loligo and Illex Argentinus squid fishing seasons, but said on Wednesday that the ?desperate situation of low catches is being carefully monitored daily'.

The Prince of Wales and Baroness Thatcher and other major political and military personalities involved in the 1982 Falklands War were guests of the Falkland Families Association with 200 other people at their special anniversary reunion, memorial service and annual general meeting (on Saturday April 27th).

Tribute has been paid by Baroness Thatcher to the people of the Falklands and to the men of the armed forces who liberated them. In a foreword to an updated version of Sir Rex Hunt's book My Falkland Days, she says she never thought she would have to order British forces into battle.

Incoming Argentine Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna confirmed a floating currency, no price controls and a clear willingness to follow and comply with the reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, according to interviews in Buenos Aires Sunday newspapers.